Six Sentence Story: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

During the homily Father Thomas said that if you want to see God make sure you have a pure heart. William, a freshman in high school, didn’t like it when Aunt Cecelia poked him from the pew behind them when it looked like he wasn’t paying attention, which he often wasn’t, as she did just then.

After Mass as Father Thomas stood at the entrance of the church ready to shake hands and chat with anyone who was not trying to rush out unnoticed William stopped to ask, Father Thomas, can we see God if we look at someone whose heart is pure? Father Thomas thought and then answered, Those pure in heart may be the main way that God lets those with impure hearts get a peek at what they’re missing.

Outside William’s parents – surprised by their son’s sudden interest in such matters – and Aunt Cecelia – who realized her nephew was getting a little too old to poke – felt it best not to say anything further.

Years later recalling Father Thomas after admitting decades of mistakes, William got the peek at what he was missing that he had been promised when he finally opened his eyes.

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Denise offers the prompt word “rush” to be used in this week’s Six Sentence Stories.

I am grateful to Greg Doles for posting this song along with many other songs by The Porter’s Gate on his blog, Chasing Light.
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Author: Frank Hubeny

I enjoy walking, poetry and short prose as well as taking pictures with my phone.

29 thoughts on “Six Sentence Story: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart”

  1. William took a while but he got there in the end. I’ve had the same experiences when I was in a bad mood and impatient to say a bad word because of perceived wrongs and than out of nowhere I saw kindness and held my tongue in shame.

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  9. I have some people in my life for whom I pray they get it soon. May the Lord help me be pure so at least I don’t hinder them further.

    I read where one little girl said this was her favorite beatitude because if you have this one, you already have all the rest.

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  11. So much in a short story. I think of how sometimes people can sincerely want their kids to go to church but they can be a hinderance with how they go about it like the Aunt who keeps poking William. Then there’s the angle with the discussion about seeing God…so many directions one can go with that. Good story telling

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